Country _______________________

Name: ______________________
Period:_______

Model United Nations Country Prep Guide

PART 1. BASIC BACKGROUND
Preliminary Research.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Scan the CIA World Fact Book and search your country's name.
Research and fill out the below information:
1. What continent is your country in? ______________________

Population of your country: __________________________

Capital city: ______________________________________
Area of country: ___________________________________
Major languages: __________________________________
Life expectancy: ___________________________________
Name of Currency:_ ________________________________
Bordering countries:
__________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
__________
2. What type of government does your country currently have?
(Parliamentary democracy, dictatorship, military rule, monarchy, etc.)

3. Who is the leader? What does he/she stand for? (beliefs, ideals, etc.) (Look up his/her political party
and determine what its ideologies are which will be a good indicator of his/her beliefs)

4. What International Organizations does your country belong to? (EU, NATO, NAFTA, OAS, ASEAN,
African Union, etc.) Use: http://www.state.gov and type in your country. Next click on your country and
select U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet. Scroll down to find your info.

5. Has your country fought a war in the last 50 years? If so, why?

6. What are the top 5 main countries that your country trades with? What is traded?
(Use: CIA Factbook Economy section)

7. Measure your countrys development in 2 areas: Economic Development and Human Development.
Economic development is a measure of a country's wealth and how it is generated.
*Use the below site and search by country to find the following info:
http://data.worldbank.org/country
Income Level: ______________________________
GDP: ______________________________
Population: ______________________________
Human development measures the access the population has to wealth, jobs, education, nutrition, health,
leisure and safety - as well as political and cultural freedom (standard of living/quality of life).
*Use the below site and find your country. List its rank and circle if its high, medium, or low
development. http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/events/2014/july/HDR2014.html

Human Development Index rank ____________ Circle one: very high, high, medium, low development

8. List & briefly summarize 3 important events in your countys history. (3-4 sentence summaries)
1.__________________________
Summary:

2.__________________________
Summary:

3.__________________________
Summary:

PART 2. CURRENT EVENTS

Search for 3 current event articles on your country to familiarize yourselves with current topics within your
country. One should be on GOVERNMENT or CULTURE, one should be on ENVIRONMENT or
SUSTAINABILTY, and the third one is your CHOICE. Read and write a -1 page summary of each
*Attach all Current Events to this paper and turn in when everything is complete OR submit via Google
docs and share with Mr. A.
(3/4 1 page summaries required)

Possible websites for articles:

http://www.bbc.com/
http://www.theguardian.com/uk
https://news.google.com/

https://newsela.com/

PART 3. Creativity (Complete 3 of your choice)

1. Create a colored flag of your country using printer paper and write an explanation of its
symbolism (ex. colors, images, words, etc.).
2. Create an interesting map of your country and explain your creation.
3. Build a 3-D creation that represents your country in some way and write an explanation,
background, significance, of your creation (ex. Eifel Tower = France).
4. Dance: Research and learn/show a dance that that relates to your country and write an
explanation, background, significance, of the dance.
5. Music: Research and play music that relates to your country and write an explanation,
background, significance, of the music.
6. Art: Create a piece of art that relates to your country and write an explanation,
background, significance, of the art.
7. Theater: Research and act out a short piece that relates to your country and write an
explanation, background, significance, of the piece.